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The Summer Olympics Trivia Quiz

This quiz is quite a mixture of traditions and events at the Olympics.

A multiple-choice quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
zambesi

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,540

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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454

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Question 1 of 10

1. Carl Lewis won Gold in which event at four consecutive Olympics? Hint

100 metres

4 x 100 metres Relay

200 metres

Long Jump

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Question 2 of 10

2. Paavo Nurmi, Larissa Latynina, Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis have one only one thing in common from their Olympic appearances. What is it? Hint

They all carried their nation's flag at an Opening Ceremony

They all won 9 Olympic gold medals

They each gave the athlete's Oath

They all competed at the same Olympics

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Question 3 of 10

3. Against normal tradition, at which Olympics did the host nation's flag enter the Opening Ceremony first, but the host nation's athletes entered last? Hint

1984 Los Angeles

1936 Berlin

2004 Athens

1980 Moscow

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first boxer in Olympic history to win Gold at three consecutive Olympics? Hint

Felix Savon (CUB)

Teofilo Stevenson (CUB)

Laszlo Papp (HUN)

Cassuis Clay (USA)

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many nations and athletes participated in the first modern Olympics in 1896? Hint

14 and 241

17 and 267

19 and 303

16 and 1.034

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Question 6 of 10

6. France, Greece, Great Britain and Switzerland have all participated at every summer Olympics since 1896. Which other country has also participated at all of these Olympics? Hint

Finland

USA

Australia

Belgium

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Question 7 of 10

7. From left to right the colour of the Olympic rings are:
blue, yellow, black, green and red.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first torch relay was introduced at which Olympics? Hint

1936 Berlin

1948 London

1984 Los Angeles

1896 Athens

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Question 9 of 10

9. A mascot of an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the country was first introduced in Mexico in 1968. What was the mascot at these Olympics? Hint

Dove

Mexican Bandito

Child wearing a Poncho and Sombrero

Chihuahua

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Question 10 of 10

10. I won four silver medals in the 100m sprint and the 200m sprint at two consecutive Olympics. Who am I? Hint

Don Quarrie (JAM)

Frankie Fredericks (NAB)

Michael Marsh (USA)

Ato Boldon (TRI)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Carl Lewis won Gold in which event at four consecutive Olympics?

Answer: Long Jump

He won the Long Jump from 1984 to 1996 (Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta).

2. Paavo Nurmi, Larissa Latynina, Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis have one only one thing in common from their Olympic appearances. What is it?

Answer: They all won 9 Olympic gold medals

Paavo Nurmi was the first Olympian to win 9 Gold Medals.

3. Against normal tradition, at which Olympics did the host nation's flag enter the Opening Ceremony first, but the host nation's athletes entered last?

Answer: 2004 Athens

Greece always enters the arena first out of respect for the original tradition of the Olympics and the host nation always enters last. In 2004 only the Greek flag was carried in first and the athletes by tradition entered last.

4. Who was the first boxer in Olympic history to win Gold at three consecutive Olympics?

Answer: Laszlo Papp (HUN)

Laszlo Papp won Middleweight Gold in 1948 London and in 1952 Helsinki, and in 1956 he won Gold in the Light Middleweight division in Melbourne.

5. How many nations and athletes participated in the first modern Olympics in 1896?

Answer: 14 and 241

All of this is in contrast to the attendees in Beijing in 2008 when there were 204 nations with 11,028 participants.

6. France, Greece, Great Britain and Switzerland have all participated at every summer Olympics since 1896. Which other country has also participated at all of these Olympics?

Answer: Australia

USA has not participated at every summer Olynmpics. However, it was the first nation to host four Olympics:
1904 St. Louis
1932 Los Angeles
1984 Los Angeles
1996 Atlanta

7. From left to right the colour of the Olympic rings are: blue, yellow, black, green and red.

Answer: True

The Olympic flag was first flown at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.

8. The first torch relay was introduced at which Olympics?

Answer: 1936 Berlin

This was introduced by the German government at the time in an attempt to promote its National Socialist ideology. The falme ois carried from Olympia in Greece to the host city. The idea of the relay was created by Carl Diem, a member of the 1936 organising committee.

9. A mascot of an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the country was first introduced in Mexico in 1968. What was the mascot at these Olympics?

Answer: Dove

At the Winter Olympics the same year in Grenoble (France) the character was a Stylized Skier. Considered to be possibly the worst mascot was the Izzy character at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Kids did not know what to call it, so it became "Whatizit".

10. I won four silver medals in the 100m sprint and the 200m sprint at two consecutive Olympics. Who am I?

Answer: Frankie Fredericks (NAB)

Frankie Fredericks won his four silver medals at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Source: Author zambesi

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